CFI increases driver pay citing HOS rules

CFI, an
international truckload carrier based in Joplin, MO, has announced an increase
of more than 6 cents per mile in top driver pay.

CFI solo
drivers will be able to earn up to 45 cents per mile. Company teams will be
able to earn up to 53 cents per mile. CFI owner-operators will be able to earn
up to 98 cents per mile.

Elements
of the increases include:

Three cents per mile
across-the-board increase for all CFI drivers with one year’s experience
and for
owner-operators.

Up to 4 cents per mile
can be earned through the new safety bonus program.

The new pay plan also
incorporates increases in additional driver pay items including stop offs, loading
and unloading and a special Canadian border crossing payment.

“The pay increase will
ensure that our drivers are monetarily protected from the impact of the new
hours-of-service
regulations
that became effective on Jan. 4. Our comprehensive and complete pay plan will
assure we recruit and retain the best professional drivers in the trucking
industry," Glenn F. Brown, chairman and CEO, said.